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—1.-... ^ Wm>M A FIGHTING MR. FIVE BY FIVE—Sandwiched between a pair of 6-footers, the shortest man in his outfit awaits the order to board a Coast Guard-manned transport to embark for battle out in the South Pacific. —Coast Guard Photo. Boys' Club of Washington Elects Leo May President Leo C. May has been elected pres ident of the Bovs' Club of Wash ington, it was announced yesterday. Re-elected for a second term were the following: Adelbert W. Lee, vice president in charge of the eastern branch; Dwight R. Cooke, vice president in charge of the central branch; Jamr^.' A. Dent, secretary, and Col. Henry P. Erwin, treasurer. New officers include Thomas L. Eagan, vice president in charge of the Georgetown branch, and Henry Schaffert, vice president at large. Board members re-elected for a three-year term were I. Harry An gelico. Bruce Baird. Edgar Brawner, Harold A. Brooks. E. Taylor Chewn ing. John W. Childress, Charles H. Cooke. Dwight R. Cooke. Edward Costigan. Henry W. Draper. Col. Erwin. Granville Gude. Alvin W. Hall, Sidney L. Heehinger. L. Emory Hutrhison, Claude W. Owen, Henrv Schaffert, Lawrence M. C. Smith, i L. Corrin Strong. A. Lee Thompson and Charles H. Tompkins. New members elected to the board for three-year terms were William A. Rogers, Donald Shepard, F. Lati mer Barklay, John P. McDonald, William M. Werber, George J. Cleary, Wilson Nairn, Leslie C. Rucker, Joseph B. Murphy and Clarence H. Conger. Uruguay reports a demand from the United States for shoe leather. Invitational treatment for anlr «er eral darr la reonired to eliminate the eraainx and deaira and alao to ereate an areralon to Alcohol In all Ite forma. Write or call tor tree booklet Controlled. Operated and laper vlard br Lleenaed Phratelana Greenhili Institute 3145 16th St. N.W. 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